Well, if there are, for example, 5 blue shirt options, 7 white shirt options, and 10 gold shirt options, most of us "white and gold" guys would be happy, and the blue would still be available for those that want it. I guess you are saying that most people want to wear dark colors, and I also have a "belly", so I do understand that. But, GT is gold and white. That is (or should be) our brand. I guess we are being "re-branded", but many of us old timers wish it were not so.
Also, if the gold Adidas used was the darker gold that most of us would want, it would also hide the "fat" a little better than the lighter/medium golds we are seeing.